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Johnmark Wiggan poses with his award at the Sterling Gospel Music Awards held last Saturday at Emmanuel Apostolic Church, Braeton Parkway, Portmore, St Catherine.
October 2025 by Yasmine Peru

5 Questions With Johnmark Wiggan

Last Saturday night, a smiling Johnmark Wiggan happily made his way to centre stage when his name was called to accept the award for Collaboration of the Year. The odds of him winning that particular…
Reggae singer Jaz Elise (left) joins Cowan onstage for an impromptu duet.
October 2025 by O’brian Wynter

Naomi Cowan’s ‘Welcome to Paradise’ takes guests on soulful journey

Inside the legendary Tuff Gong Studios in Kingston, a select group of friends, media representatives, and industry insiders gathered on Wednesday afternoon for the official listening party of reggae…
Allan ‘Skill’ Cole
October 2025 by Yasmine Peru

Thanksgiving service for Skill Cole on Saturday at Arena

The thanksgiving celebration for the life of football legend Allan Aloysius ‘Skill’ Cole will be held at the National Arena in Kingston on Saturday, October 11, three days before what would have been…
DJ-turned-Maroon-Emperor LA Lewis is all smiles as he shows part of the contribution collected by Owhe during the launch of the amended constitution at the ballroom of The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.
October 2025 by Yasmine Peru

From ‘big DJ’ to ‘Maroon emperor’

In the not-too-distant past, there was one sentence scrawled under bridges, across walls, and in some unusual places that was certain to cause a lot of emotion: “LA Lewis is a big DJ”. It made some…
From left: Moderator Kevin Jackson, ‘Threads of Us’ director Mykal Cushnie, and writer Donisha Prendergast during the question-and-answer panel for the film’s premiere at the recently held Skylark Film Festival in Negril.
October 2025 by Damian Levy

‘Threads of Us’ premieres at Skylark Film Festival

As the closing feature at The Skylark Film Festival, the newly completed Threads of Us was one of the festival’s most anticipated screenings. Written by Donisha Prendergast and directed by Mykal…
Veteran actor Paul Campbell poses for the camera after receiving the first-ever Skylark Film Festival Lifetime Achievement Award on Friday.
October 2025 by Damian Levy

Paul Campbell’s ‘heart is full’ following Skylark Film Festival honour

Veteran actor Paul Campbell was met by loud cheers and applause on Friday as he took the stage at the sixth Skylark Film Festival at the Skylark Negril Beach Resort for a conversation with Jamaica…
Alison Duke (right), film director, holds the phone to the microphone as Sister Nancy addresses the audience at the gala screening of the documentary on her life. Sharing in the moment is Ngardy Conteh George, producer and co-owner of OYA Media Group.
October 2025

Sister Nancy’s Story Shines at TTFF

The screening of Bam Bam: The Sister Nancy Story lit up the Trinidad+Tobago Film Festival (TTFF) in September, drawing a full house and an electric atmosphere as audiences gathered to celebrate the…
Basillia Barnaby-Cuff founder of the Sterling Gospel Music Awards.
October 2025 by Yasmine Peru

High marks for 9th staging of Sterling Gospel Music Awards

Gospel music had its big night out last Saturday when the Emmanuel Apostolic Church, in Portmore, St Catherine, came alive with the sweet sound of music interspersed with cheers of approval as the…
Prince Saj (left), Male Artiste of the Year and winner of Collab of the Year for ‘Nuh More Dan Wi’ with Johnmark Wiggan.
October 2025

Sterling Gospel Music Awards Winners 2025

ALBUM OF THE YEAR South Wind VOL. 1 | Chevelle Franklyn MALE ARTISTE OF THE YEAR Prince Saj FEMALE ARTISTE OF THE YEAR Chevelle Franklyn EP OF THE YEAR Fight This Battle For Me – Sebastian…